As Promised, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has swung onto the Play Store Today
Just over a month ago Gameloft teased us all with a little look at the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man 2 game that they have been working on. April was the set month for release and here it is, April, and the game is finally out.
The game brings in all the web slinging fun and action one would expect from spidy. Gameloft states the game goes beyond the movie storyline and dives into the comics with new characters like Black Cat and Screwball. You will go head to head against your favorite, or least favorite, villians such as Venom, The Green Goblin, Electro and Kraven the Hunter. Heck, the game even has 3D cut scenes with some HD-quality voice acting. We wouldn’t expect anything less for the $4.99 price tag and the 1.2GB file size.
CUTTING-EDGE GAME EXPERIENCE
• Intense combo-focused crime fighting! Defeat Spider-Man’s greatest enemies – from street thugs to super villains such as Electro and Venom – with crazy acrobatic fighting styles!
• Marvel at the amazing high-quality, fluid animations as you swing freely through the open-world city like never before!
• Take the fight to the sky with action-packed aerial combat!
• Unleash devastating combos through enhanced icon controls for an intense action game experience!MASSIVE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE ULTIMATE PLAYGROUND
• Adventure in a larger 3D open-world Manhattan with 6 detailed districts to explore, from the bustling Times Square to picturesque Central Park!
• Console-like 3D graphics offer a bigger, better, and more beautiful experience.
• Be the hero in a deep story that takes you on an exciting adventure, showcasing 6 legendary villains and a super set of side missions!
• Amazing heroic social events, including battling waves of bosses and opponents in Mysterio’s Arena!
So, what do you think? Looks pretty stellar right? There is one more little tid bit, while I haven’t personal purchased the game yet, you will find a wonderful little heads up message on the Play Store, “Offers in-app purchases.”
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FaceTime Not Working for Many iOS 6 Users
Apple’s FaceTime appears to be malfunctioning for iPhone and iPad users with devices running iOS 6, according to multiple tips received by MacRumors as well as a MacRumors forum post and a thread on the Apple Support Communities.
It appears that users who are running iOS 6 are unable to place or receive FaceTime calls, with reports of problems dating back to yesterday. Devices running iOS 7 appear to be functioning as normal, and Apple’s System Status page is not reporting any outages.
One user mentioned being able to FaceTime with a device running iOS 6.1.6, while a device with iOS 6.0.1 was not able to access the service. Another has reported that Mac users running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion may also be experiencing problems with FaceTime.
Users who have had issues have contacted Apple Support and several Apple representatives have recommended an update to iOS 7 to fix the problem. It is likely the iOS 6 FaceTime outage is only temporary, however, and will presumably not necessitate an update to iOS 7.
Scientists are now 3D printing tumors to help them fight cancer
The idea of 3D printing living cells offers a veritable launchpad of miracle treatments: we could grow new organs or create new skin for burn victims. There’s one idea you may not have considered, however — printing tumors. Researchers are developing a new process for researching cancer treatments that uses 3D printers to create a better in-lab cervical tumor model. Tumor models, used to test treatment methods, are usually grown in a dish, but these traditional “2D tumors” are often a poor analog for the real thing. 3D-printed tumor behave more like naturally cancerous flesh might, growing and reacting to treatments like the real McCoy. A healthier fake tumor means that medical research and drug trials will yield more authentic results. In other words, creating cancer could be the future of treating cancer. Researchers are still developing the process, but anyone who wants to peek in on their progress can find it in the Institute of Physics’ Biofabrication journal.
[Image credit: Shutterstock]
Filed under: Science
Via: Vice
Source: Biofabrication
Dropbox bolsters Carousel, eyes collaborative docs with startup purchases
Dropbox just debuted its Carousel photo management app last week, and it’s already making strides to boost the software’s storage chops. Today, the cloud-minded outfit acquired Loom: a photo storage service that became a popular alternative to Everpix and Apple’s iCloud Photo Stream. The snapshot organizer provides users with the ability to automatically upload images from multiple sources (or folders) to a single repository, accessible from both mobile devices and a desktop browser. Of course, it synced over cellular and not just WiFi as well. Loom allows better organization and sharing than the first iteration of Carousel does, too. Dropbox’s increased emphasis on captured imagery is already quite clear, but the company has other plans too.
It also swiped up Hackpad: a collaborative document service a la Google Drive via the web or its iOS app. Details are pretty scarce, but it seems Dropbox is interested in peppering in collaboration tools to its existing offerings. This productivity addition comes just over a week after Dropbox released the popular Mailbox app that it nabbed up last year for desktop and Android. While we’ll have to take a wait-and-see approach for now, it certainly looks like the company is diving head-first into productivity software that allows users to easily create as well as share, organize and store.
Loom will continue to operate until May 16th, and existing users will be given options to migrate over to Dropbox with similar storage rates and incentives for switching over to Carousel. Hackpad, on the other hand, will continue to support it’s offering.
Frank Spinillo contributed to this report.
Filed under: Internet, Software
Via: The Next Web (1), (2)
Amazon Fire TV’s voice search expands to cover Hulu Plus and Showtime, but not Netflix
Fire TV came out of the gate with an impressive initial effort, however one of its rough edges is that the voice search is actually quite limited. At launch it could only provide results from Amazon’s own movie and TV selections or music videos from Vevo, but the company is already adding new services to the mix. Hulu Plus, Showtime Anytime and Crackle are first up, which is a good list, but it’s still missing Netflix. The new services will start popping up later this summer, which gives Amazon more than enough time to make sure a query for House of Cards pulls it up on both Netflix and Amazon video on-demand.
Amazon is also working on new features, including one that we hadn’t noticed before called “Prime Browse.” Along with FreeTime parental controls and MP3 music access, it appears that Prime browse will solve one of our other initial frustrations, and filter a view for only the content that’s included with the Prime subscription service.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Amazon
Source: Amazon
Facebook’s Nearby Friends announced for mobile
Facebook on Thursday announced a new feature that will allow mobile device users to share locations with friends. Called Nearby Friends, it’s an opt-in feature that lets people share their exact location with other users for determinate amounts of time. Users can choose to share with one friend, close friends, or a set list of people.
When Nearby Friends is on, you can see when your friends are traveling if they’re also using this feature and sharing with you. You’ll be able to see the city or neighborhood they are in, including on their profile.
Rolling out to Android and iOS apps in the coming weeks, Nearby Friends is designed to help users meet up with others, coordinate plans, share recommendations, and more.
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